Germany.

Germany’s energy consumption fell by one percent in the first half of 2018 as warm weather in the spring reduced the need for heating. A rise in renewable energy generation that pushed out coal in the power sector also helped to cut energy-related CO2 emissions by around three percent, data from the energy market research […]

What goes on in Poland on the 1st of August.

Information that the European Commission intends to look at Gazprom’s actions in Germany has passed almost without a trace. Meanwhile, this is a good news for Poland – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

Pipelines necessary to deliver gas to Nord Stream 2 will be prepared only in February 2021.

As the European Union faces a range of pressing challenges, there is one issue that merits special attention: The Russian gas pipeline running on the Baltic Sea seabed. Although it is often portrayed as “purely commercial”, the purpose of Nord Stream 2 is anything but that. It is intended to rewrite the politics of natural […]

What goes on in Poland on the 19th of June.

Different countries have different experiences with energy sectors. A general overview cannot be simple. In the European Union, we are in a special triangle; somewhere between the security of supply, market and climate change – said the head of Tauron Polish Energy, Filip Grzegorczyk, during a press conference organised by the Polish Electricity Association.

Preparation works for building Nord Stream 2 caused serious environment pollution on the coasts of Baltic Sea in Eastern Germany, but the consortium receives agreements for building the contested pipeline from various countries. The works on the gas directive, which would subject this project to EU law are stuck in the European Council. We asked […]

Austria and Germany are blocking the works on the Gas Directive, which may subordinate the contested Nord Stream 2 to EU law, using fatigue of the topic in Brussels – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl.

According to BiznesAlert.pl information, works on revision of the gas directive are stuck in the European Council. It is for Austria and Germany, whose companies are financially engaged in building Nord Stream 2, which would be subjected to new law.